Family | PRIMULACEAE |
Genus species | Primula steinii Obrist ex Stein sect. Auricula |
Bibliography | Gartenflora 28: 322 (1879) |
Native Range | Alps |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-3000m |
Description | leaves broadly obovate, deeply dentate, dark green, flowers large, shortly pedicellate Primula minima x Primula hirsuta |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C cuttings of rosettes in late spring |
Synonyms | Primula x bilekii Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Primula x forsteri Stein Primula x kellereri Ingw. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) |